apoprotein

/ (ˈæpəˌprəʊtiːn) /

noun

biochem any conjugated protein from which the prosthetic group has been removed, such as apohaemoglobin (the protein of haemoglobin without its haem group)

Medical definitions for apoprotein

apoprotein
[ ăp′ə-prōtēn′ ]

n.

A polypeptide that combines with a prosthetic group to form a conjugated protein.